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Lenggang Kangkung (Practice Tracks)
A simple and catchy tune, suggesting the story of a person moving in a carefree manner like a water spinach dancing by the paddy field or marsh.
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Lenggang Kangkung
Download audio practice tracks for Tracy Wong’s “Lenggang Kangkung” for 2-part treble, percussion (hand drum), opt. flute.
Includes full access for 1-50 singers. These tracks are sold in batches of 50, so please round up the number of singers in your group to the nearest multiple of 50. Example: 42 singers = Qty. of 50 in your cart.
Because of the cultural content of my music, I manage all aspects of the recording and production of learning tracks of my music, and I am delighted to have Graphite be the distributor of these learning tracks. I take pride in doing my best to make sure that these are representative of me and are “ethically-sourced”. This means that the audio recordings and learning tracks for my own music would be edited and/or recorded by choral musicians who speak the language(s) I set music to, and have the lived experience of the culture which I do my best to honour through my music. These musicians are paid for their time, experience, skill, and artistry. I also commit 10% of income earned from my choral works, learning resources, and workshops on Malaysian-themed choral/vocal/composition/music towards funding Malaysian artists and music educators I collaborate with on current and future artistic & educational initiatives.
All purchases will have a packet of audio tracks (the various part-dominant tracks, full mixed track, pronunciation guide).
About the tracks:
- These rehearsal tracks are recordings of my own voice, singing all vocal parts. I have designed them (with the help of my friend in Singapore, Cherie Chai) for the benefit of distant / isolated singing in your personal spaces, and to encourage independent learning. These audio tracks work best with earphones / headphones on.
- These tracks would provide the pronunciation, style, and tone that is appropriate for the performance of this piece.
- The tracks are professionally mixed so singers are ensured high quality audio recordings to support their learning!
Important licensing & purchasing terms: The purchase of this resource allows your choral organization to distribute it to your singers and staff for their own learning at any time, but not to be duplicated, edited in any way, and/or shared beyond the organization.
Thank you for supporting ethical consumption of self-published music!
Tracy Wong
Composer’s Notes
“Lenggang Kangkung” is a rhythmic arrangement of a well-known folksong from the Malay archipelago, created for 2-part treble choir, percussion, and claps. This song features simple, catchy, and repetitive melodies. Folksongs from this region are usually lively and festive, introduce new vocabulary and encourage children to sing freely. The lyrics often tells a story or bear advice which are intended for young people, although some are humorously written and are meant to entertain.
“Lenggang Kangkung” suggests the story of a person moving leisurely in a carefree manner (lenggang), like a water spinach (kangkung) swaying/dancing by the paddy field or marsh. It goes on to describe their return home from working at the fields only to eat plain rice. The arrangement features word and vocal play merged with folkloric elements – hints of quartal harmonies and dance-like/swaying rhythmic groove – that are spun through a musically-contemporary lens.
My gratitude to iSing Silicon Valley and their Artistic Directors and Co-Founders, Shane Troll and Jennah Delp, for commissioning me to create this work as part of their 10th Anniversary celebration of their choral organization (Spring 2023). It is an honour to be a part of this meaningful collaboration!
– Tracy Wong, January 2023
Text
Lenggang lenggang kangkung
[lɛŋ gaŋ lɛŋ gaŋ kaŋkʊŋ]
Water spinach swaying/dancing
Kangkung di tepi paya
[kaŋkɔŋ dɪ təpɪ paja]
By the marsh
Balik dari menyabung
[baliˈ darɪ mənjabʊŋ]
Returning home from working at the fields
Makanlah nasi sahaja
[makanlah nasi sahadʒa]
Only to eat plain rice
For the performance of this piece, words with * in the score indicate that singers should sustain on the “ng” consonant instead of a long vowel (eg. lenggang*, kangkung*). This enhances the vocal play element of the piece by creating the vocal representation of pitched percussion instruments (eg. gamelan). Please refer to the composer’s sung recording of this piece.
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